Up to 10,000 staffers will be cut from Amazon's devices organisation, retail division and human resources, according to the New York Times.
The layoffs, which are yet to be confirmed by the company, would represent the biggest cuts in the company's history, and account for approximately 3 per cent of its corporate workforce.
In an interview on CNN yesterday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he planned to give away the majority of his $124bn fortune during his lifetime.
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